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Victoria Clark
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Mar 03, 2025

DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Clauses: Are they enforceable?

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has recently upheld the enforceability of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause, notwithstanding the fact that the DIFC-LCIA no longer exists.   The decision…
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Feb 25, 2025

The Arbitration Act 2025: State of the Art or a Missed Opportunity?

The Arbitration Act 2025 has become law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  The new Act is largely based on the recommendations made in the Law Commission’s Final Report, published following a…
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Nov 09, 2023

BCLP Arbitration Survey 2023

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Sep 06, 2023

The Arbitration Act 2024: An aggregation of marginal gains

The Law Commission of England and Wales has concluded its review of the Arbitration Act 1996. In our International Arbitration Survey 2022, we canvased views on the potential areas for reform of the…
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Jul 24, 2023

Artificial Intelligence - the Rise of Machine Learning

For over ten years, BCLP’s International Arbitration Group has conducted a number of surveys on issues affecting the arbitration process including: cyber-security in arbitration proceedings (2019),…
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Jul 05, 2023

Time Limits for Awards: The Danger of Deadlines

Cost and delay remain the two areas of greatest concern to parties in arbitration. A particular source of frustration is that it can sometimes take many months for arbitrators to deliberate and issue…
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Nov 18, 2022

BCLP Arbitration Survey 2022: The reform of the Arbitration Act 1996

On 30 November 2021, the UK’s Law Commission announced it would conduct a review of the Arbitration Act 1996. The aim of this review is to maintain the attractiveness of England and Wales as a…
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Jan 31, 2022

Beware the hybrid arbitration clause

The recent Privy Council decision in Flashbird Ltd v Compagnie de Sécurité Privée et Industrielle SARL has highlighted some of the problems that can arise from the use of hybrid arbitration…
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